HS/MS Master Scheduling Training 2026

This is a new Master Scheduling class for the 26-27 scheduling season. This Zoom session is being hosted by Jason Vance and Jennifer Meade.

Our goal is to discuss the courses available at the secondary level and allow time for questions from our master schedulers.

We will cover: 

• How to request an existing course (already in the Master Course Catalog)

• How to request a NEW course (does NOT already exist)

• How to remove courses no longer needed

• Choosing the CORRECT course(s) for your needs

• Understanding the basics of course pre-requisites, co-requisites, grade level restrictions and recommendations

• Who can teach which courses/programs

• Year-long vs. Semester courses (and how best to schedule them

• Pitfalls to avoid

• Review of new course descriptions in Canvas and in Infinite Campus

• Q & A 

This is a new Master Scheduling class for the 26-27 scheduling season. This Zoom session is being hosted by Jason Vance and Dr. Brian Morton.

Our goal is to discuss the courses available at the secondary level and allow time for questions from our master schedulers.

We will cover: 

• How to request an existing course (already in the Master Course Catalog)

• How to request a NEW course (does NOT already exist)

• How to remove courses no longer needed

• Choosing the CORRECT course(s) for your needs

• Understanding the basics of course pre-requisites, co-requisites, grade level restrictions and recommendations

• Repeatable courses

• Year-long vs. Semester courses (and how best to schedule them

• Pitfalls to avoid

• Review of new course descriptions in Canvas and in Infinite Campus

• Q & A 

• This is a 1-hour training for those new to Master Scheduling, or new to the process in Infinite Campus

• In this course we will outline the entire master scheduling process in preparation for the remainder of the training courses.

• required This training is required for all new schedulers

• This is a 1-hour training to help understand how to get student course requests entered

• In this course we will cover entering student course request methods, including:

  • Schoolinks imported requests (High School Students)

    • Course Planner training sessions Schoolinks facilitated in December 2025: 

      • Training Recording 

      • Training Slide Deck

  • mass request entry via the Requests & Rosters tool

  • individual student entry via the Walk-In Scheduler

  • Students/Parents entering requests via the portal

• This is a 2-hour training to understand the process setting up courses & sections

• We will cover:

  • Adding new courses to your course deck

  • Removing unused courses

  • Adding new sections / Removing unused sections

  • Assigning teachers, rooms, terms & periods

  • Considerations for Special Education Students (Guidance Document from Specialized Instruction & Inclusion team here)

  • Run reports to determine what you offered last year to help plan for next year

  • NOTE: This training does NOT cover the Scheduling Board. This will be in a later session.

• For 2026, this course has been combined with Course/Section Setup (see above)

• This is a 1.5-hour training to understand how to use the new Requests & Rosters tool

• We will cover:

  • Add or remove course requests based on a scheduling team, an Ad hoc filter, existing requests, or from previous section rosters.

  • Copy section rosters from one course to another course.

  • Manually build section rosters for specific courses or grade levels or groups of students. Add or remove students from a section.

  • Update the Start and/or End Date for all students in a course section.

  • Related reports: Request Batch Report, Request Detail Report, Requests Satisfied Report, Schedule Units Report

• This is a 2-hour training to understand how to use the Schedule Board (formerly known as the Schedule Wizard) to load students into your master schedule

• We will cover:

  • Overview of the different screens and menus

  • Scheduling Rules

  • Loading & Unloading students into your schedule

  • Adding new sections / Removing unused sections

  • Updating teachers, rooms, & section numbers

  • Running reports to check progress

• Open to all secondary schedulers - no registration required

• These are drop-in sessions to allow schedulers to ask questions about their specific schedule

• All Open Labs will be in the Computer Lab at Central Enrollment